definition: merriam-webster: the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked...
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Definition:
Merriam-Webster: the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets
Wikipedia: increase in the global relationship of culture, people, and economic activity
GlobalizationGlobalization
Africa and Trade Africa and Trade
Africa’s Per Capita GDP
2nd poorest inhabited continent (Asia 1st)
60% of Africans are employed by the agricultural sector
15% of Africans are employed by the Industrial sector
• Africa supplies natural resources to nations around the world
• Largest exporter of gold and diamonds
• Top Producing Countries:1. Nigeria 2. Algeria 3. Angola 4. Libya 5.
Sudan
• 60% of people in Africa are farmers
• Most are subsistence farmers• Cash crops are focused on• Coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton
• Established in 2002• 54 members, • Goals: work to improve political,
economic conditions throughout Africa
African Union African Union
African Independence Changed the Makeup of
the UN
African Independence Changed the Makeup of
the UN
Africa served as a battle ground between the U.S.
and Soviets during the Cold War!
African Ethnic & Religious Rivalries
African Ethnic & Religious Rivalries
Nigerian Muslims welcome Sharia
law. January 2000
Regional Rivalries in Sudan in July 2006
Health StatisticsHealth Statistics
Poverty & StarvationPoverty & Starvation
Darker = Poverty
Lower Life ExpectancyLower Life Expectancy
Low Standard of LivingLow Standard of Living
Disease
Global Water StressGlobal Water Stress
Low Education LevelsLow Education Levels
Low Literacy RatesLow Literacy Rates
Unstable Governmentsand Dictators
Unstable Governmentsand Dictators
Civil WarsCivil Wars
Yellow =Civil Wars in
Africa in 1900’s
Red =Civil Wars in
Africa in 2000’s
Children Used as Soldiers
Children Used as Soldiers
Environmental Issues
First, Second, & Third Worlds
with a North-South Divide
First, Second, & Third Worlds
with a North-South Divide
International Aide Groups
International Aide Groups
United Nations
UNICEF(United Nations Children’s Fund)
European Nations
United States
Red Cross
Charities(Doctors Without
Borders/World Vision/Feed the
Children
Christian Missionaries
The W.H.O.(World Health Organization)
European Union
Main Issues Facing Modern Africa Today: Starvation, AIDS, Poverty, Healthcare, Corruption, Education